Boxing

Mike Coppinger, ESPNMar 16, 2024, 09:56 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Star boxer Ryan Garcia said Friday that the New York State Athletic Commission wants him to undergo a mental-health evaluation ahead of his April 20 WBC junior welterweight title fight against Devin Haney in Brooklyn. In a since-deleted video posted to social media, Garcia

Associated Press Mar 16, 2024, 07:26 AM ET Open Extended Reactions PANAMA CITY, Panama — Boxing great Roberto Duran was receiving medical care for a heart problem, the family of the 72-year-old Panamanian said Saturday. Duran, who was a champion in four different weight classes, “has suffered a health complication due to an atrioventricular blockade,”

Mike Coppinger, ESPNMar 14, 2024, 01:34 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The Josh Taylor-Jack Catterall rematch has been postponed … again. Taylor suffered an injury that forced him to withdraw from the April 27 return bout vs. Catterall in Leeds, England, sources told ESPN. Taylor-Catterall 2 is expected to be rescheduled as soon as late

Mike Coppinger, ESPNMar 14, 2024, 07:48 AM ET Open Extended Reactions The latest winner of the Canelo Alvarez sweepstakes is Jaime Munguia, who beat out Jermall Charlo and Edgar Berlanga to land a May 4 fight in Las Vegas against boxing’s top star. With that fight comes a chance at boxing championship glory, and of

Mike Coppinger, ESPNMar 13, 2024, 01:32 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Emanuel Navarrete and Denys Berinchyk are finalizing a deal for a May 18 fight in San Diego for the vacant WBO lightweight title, sources told Salvador Rodriguez of “ESPN KnockOut.” The 135-pound title tilt will headline Top Rank Boxing on ESPN. Navarrete (38-1-1, 31

Mar 13, 2024, 09:30 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Jessica McCaskill will travel to Cardiff, Wales, to defend her WBA welterweight title against Lauren Price on May 11, promoter Boxxer announced on Wednesday. The fight at the Utilita Arena will be streamed live on Peacock in the USA. McCaskill (12-3-1, 5 KOs), of Chicago, is

Nick ParkinsonMar 13, 2024, 07:53 AM ET Close •Reports on boxing for ESPN.co.uk, as well as several national newspapers•Has been reporting on British boxing for over 15 years•Appears on BoxNation’s Boxing Matters show Open Extended Reactions Maxi Hughes thought he was done with boxing as then world featherweight champion Josh Warrington drove him home from

Mike Coppinger, ESPNMar 12, 2024, 09:58 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Subriel Matias and Liam Paro are in the process of finalizing a deal for a junior welterweight title fight June 15 in Manati, Puerto Rico, sources told ESPN on Tuesday. It’s a homecoming for Matias, who will defend his IBF title at 140 pounds

Mike Coppinger, ESPNMar 11, 2024, 11:34 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Muhammad Ali will be inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame Class of 2024, the promotion announced Monday morning. The ceremony will take place April 5 during WrestleMania 40 weekend in Philadelphia. Ali died in June 2016 at the age of 74. A sporting

Mike Coppinger Nick Parkinson Close Nick Parkinson •Reports on boxing for ESPN.co.uk, as well as several national newspapers•Has been reporting on British boxing for over 15 years•Appears on BoxNation’s Boxing Matters show Mar 8, 2024, 09:43 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Following Anthony Joshua‘s pulverizing second-round KO victory on Friday in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, a

Mike Coppinger, ESPNMar 8, 2024, 08:13 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Joseph Parker was floored twice by Zhilei Zhang but otherwise outboxed his foe for large stretches of the heavyweight fight to earn a majority-decision victory on Friday evening in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. One judge scored it 113-113 but was overruled by 114-112 and 115-111

Mike Coppinger Nick Parkinson Close Nick Parkinson •Reports on boxing for ESPN.co.uk, as well as several national newspapers•Has been reporting on British boxing for over 15 years•Appears on BoxNation’s Boxing Matters show Mar 8, 2024, 10:04 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Former UFC heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou returns to the boxing ring to face former

Mike Coppinger, ESPNMar 7, 2024, 10:29 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Canelo Alvarez and Jaime Munguia are finalizing a deal for a May 4 fight in Las Vegas for Alvarez’s undisputed super middleweight championship, sources told ESPN. It’s a one-fight deal for Alvarez and PBC, sources said, after the sides parted ways last week with

Mike Coppinger Marc Raimondi Mar 7, 2024, 11:46 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Mike Tyson is returning to the ring. Yes, you heard that right. Tyson will face Jake Paul in a boxing match on July 20 at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, home of the Dallas Cowboys. The YouTuber-turned-boxer Paul (9-1, 6 KOs) has

Marc Raimondi, ESPN Staff WriterMar 7, 2024, 09:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Jake Paul rose to combat sports fame when he knocked out former NBA player Nate Robinson on the undercard of Mike Tyson’s exhibition boxing match with Roy Jones Jr. in 2020. Now, Paul, the YouTuber-turned-prizefighter, and Tyson, the former heavyweight boxing champion,

Mike Coppinger, ESPNMar 7, 2024, 07:50 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Tyson Fury crashed to the mat, dropped by a left hook from Francis Ngannou that produced one of the most shocking moments in recent boxing history. This wasn’t part of the script. Ngannou, after all, was making his pro boxing debut that night in

Timothy Bradley Jr.Mar 6, 2024, 03:37 PM ET Close Timothy Bradley Jr. is an ESPN’s boxing analyst, a two-division, five-time world champion and a member of the International Boxing Hall of Fame. Open Extended Reactions There is a saying in the streets: “Mess around and find out.” That’s precisely what Tyson Fury encountered when he

Mike Coppinger, ESPNMar 5, 2024, 10:20 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Canelo Alvarez and Premier Boxing Champions are discussing a reunion, sources told ESPN, after the sides split last week with two fights remaining on a three-fight deal signed in June. Alvarez, boxing’s top star, is in talks with PBC about a May 4 pay-per-view